Royal yacht

A royal yacht is a ship used by a monarch or a royal family. If the monarch is an emperor the proper term is imperial yacht. Most of them are financed by the government of the country of which the monarch is head. The royal yacht is most often manned by personnel from the navy and used by the monarch and his/her family on both private and official travels.

Types of vessels used

Some royal yachts have been/are small vessels only used for short trips on rivers or in calm waters, but others have been/are large seaworthy ships.

History

Depending on how the term is defined royal yachts date back to the days of antiquity with royal barges on the Nile in ancient Egypt.

Later the Vikings produced royal vessels. They followed the pattern of longships although highly decorated and fitted with purple sails (purple sails remained standard for royal vessels the next 400 years).

In England, Henry V sold off the royal yachts to clear the Crown's debts. The next royal vessels in England were built in the Tudor period with Henry VIII using a vessel in 1520 that was depicted as having cloth of gold sails.James I had the Disdain, a ship in miniature (she was later recorded as being able to carry about 30 tons), built for his son Prince Henry. The Disdain was significant in that she allowed for pleasure cruising and as a result can be seen as an early move away from royal ships as warships.

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AOL 20 Mar 2019

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Nell Nolan: Bards of the Bilges, The Arthurians

The Advocate 19 Mar 2019

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A quiet country reels after a horrific massacre -- and struggles to find its new normal

CNN 18 Mar 2019

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Fingal, Historic Port of Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland on Sunday travel

Scotsman 17 Mar 2019

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Nell Nolan : Mystic ball, Alexis - Russian theme

The Advocate 17 Mar 2019

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Scotsman 16 Mar 2019

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This is Money 16 Mar 2019

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This is Money 16 Mar 2019

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This is Money 16 Mar 2019

Among those expected to participate in various legs of run are Autumn Phillips, daughter in law of the Princess Royal ... ‘The Scottish section of the tour will be rounded off in fine style with a black-tie dinner in the state dining room on board the Royal Yacht Britannia - with access to the Queen’s private quarters - in Leith on Friday 22 March.’....

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Rising star and respected veteran team up for Sardinha Cup bid

The Irish Times 15 Mar 2019

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The Independent 14 Mar 2019

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The Los Angeles Times 13 Mar 2019

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This is the correct way to address Queen Elizabeth if you ever meet her

AOL 13 Mar 2019

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